Spike



Patented Oct.. I8, |898. T. A. DEAKYNE.

SPIKE.

(Application led Nov. 16, 1897.)

(No Model.)

BY ZO 4%.

TTHNEKf Nirnn STATES THEODORE A. DEAKYNE, OF WEST HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

SPIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 612,407, dated October18, 189'8. Application filed November 16,1897. Serial NO- 658,712. (Nomodel.)

. To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that LTHEoDoRE A. DEAKYNE, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at West Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State ofNew Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spikes,of which the following is a full and complete specification, such aswill enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to spikes, and particularly to railway-spikes;and the object thereof is to provide spikes of this class with improvedmeans for holding the samein position when driven into the tie.

VThe invention is fully disclosed in the folj lowing specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure l is atransverse section of a railway-rail and a longitudinal section of apart of a tie and showing two of my improved spikes and my improvedmeans for holding them in place; Fig. 2, a sectional side View of one ofthe spikes; Fig. 3, a back view thereof; Fig. 4, aside view of a wedgewhich I employ in connection with the spike for holding the latter inplace; Fig. 5, an edge view thereof, and Fig. 6 a side view of amodified form of wedge.

In the drawings forming part of this specification the separate parts ofmy improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in eachof the views, andin said drawings, reference being made to Fig. l, I-

have shown at 5 a part of a railway-tie and at 6 a cross-section of arailway-rail, and the rail 6 is provided with the usual longitudinalbase-danges 7, and in the practice of my invention, as shownv in thedrawings, I provide a spike 8, which is provided with the usual head 9,which overlaps the base-anges of the railway-rail, and said spike isprovided directly below the head with a trans- Verse slot 10, which isformed in line with the head 9 and which is inclined downwardly whenviewed from the back of the spike. I also provide a key-wedge 1l, whichis adapted to be driven through the slot 10 in the posi-` tions showninthe drawings, and the keywedge 1l is also of the form shown inthedrawings and is provided with a head 12,

which projects at each side of the wedge, and

when driven through -the spike and into the tie, as shown in Fig. l, thekey-wedge 1l will securely hold said spike in place and the lattercannot be withdrawn without first withdrawing the wedge, and the spikecannot work loose or accidentally come out, while the operation ofdriving the wedge also draws the spike more securely in connection withthe base-flange of the rail, and the shape of the head of the wedge issuch as to facilitate the withdrawal thereof without injury to the tie.

In the form of construction illustrated in Fig. 6 the wedge-key has theportion adjacent to its head formed at an angle to the main body portionof its stem or shank, said angle being in the longitudinal plane of thekey, whereby when the key is driven into the corresponding slot in thespike said angle portion will iinally rest in the slot.

My improvement is simple in construction and operation and perfectlyadapted to accom plish the result for which it is intended, and

I-Iaving fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. A spike provided with a head which pro jectsat one side thereof and with a slot formed directly below said head andin line therewith, saidslot being downwardly inclined fromthe back ofthe spike to the op posite side and having its top and bottom and sidewalls in a straight or direct plane, and a wedge corresponding incross-section to said slot and having the straight relatively-inclined`top and bottom edges, said wedge being adapted to be driven throughsaid slot and being provided with a cross-head forming .lateral wingswhich bear directly against the outer edge or side of the spike atopposite sides of the slot,the relative construe tion and arrangementbeing such that when the wedge is driven in said slot in the spike itenters the wood of the cross-tie in a direct and straight diagonal planewith relation to the spike and the base-flange of the rail and engageswith the top and bottom walls of the slot in such a manner Athat itdraws the head of the spike downward in binding position against theflange of the rail, substantially as set forth.

the main body portion, or stem with the angle in vertical plane of theWedge-key, substan tially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinventionl have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 13th day ofNovember, 1897.

THEODORE A. DEAKYNE.

Witnesses:

M. A. KNowLEs, S. L. HAWKSHURST.

